Parenting

I remember exactly where I was when the words tumbled out of my mouth. I was unlocking the front door and my nine-year-old daughter was rambling about something. I was exhausted, and she was challenging my opinion on something....

With middle school in the rear view of my parenting journey, I have been thinking about how it was a different experience for each one of our kiddos. I can certainly see how very naive I was heading into...

Once upon a time, we were all perfect parents. Before we had kids, of course. We knew what should be done, how to raise well-rounded kids. We read the books. We attended the classes. We bought the course. Then we had...

Moving from the security of home to the independent world of college is a huge adjustment for teens and young adults. With the transition come excitement, fear, nervousness, joy, reluctance, hesitation, and a host of other emotions. High schoolers...

Soon after my husband proposed to me in 2015, I stumbled across a print at Hobby Lobby that said "It's Never Too Late to Live Happily Ever After." I swiped that print up and we immediately hung it in...

One of the issues I hear many women struggle with is being spread too thin because they feel like they have to say yes to everything asked of them. You know what I say to that? No! No, you...

I have just returned from a beach trip with our kids who are all teens. It was ripe for moody withdrawals, complaining, begging for souvenirs and eye-rolling boredom. It's not my first time vacationing with teens, so I knew...